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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 50

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #50

Cover Date: January 1961
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1960-11-22

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Lord of Olsen Castle!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
PencilsCurt Swan
InksSheldon Moldoff
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (finds himself the heir to an ancestral estate in Sweden, later donates it to the town; last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #22; next in the second story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #22/3; next in the second story in this issue)
Supergirl (last in Superman Vol. 1 #142/3; next in the third story in this issue)
Krypto (last in Superman Vol. 1 #142/3; next in Action Comics #272)
Bizarro (disguised as an ogre; in between Superman Vol. 1 #140 and #143/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #22/3; ; next in flashback in issue #54/3)

Other Character(s):

Mayor Lund (first appearance; mayor of a Swedish town)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Lord Olsen (Jimmy Olsen’s ancestor; in a painting; first appearance)

Location(s):

Sweden

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #4 ([July] 2013)


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Second Story: "The Weirdest Asteroid in Space!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsCurt Swan
InksSheldon Moldoff
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (accidentally shot into space with Clark Kent, landing on an "Asteroid" that is really a massive space dragon; last in the first story in this issue; next in flashback in issue #54/3)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the first story in this issue; next in flashback in issue #54/3)

Other Character(s):

Professor Barton (first appearance; curator of the "The World's Biggest Beasts" exhibit)
a movie producer (first appearance; promoting a science fiction movie)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #4 ([July] 2013)


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Third Story: "The Super-Life of Jimmy Olsen!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
ArtAl Plastino
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (temporarily has Superman's powers transferred to him and becomes "Super-Jimmy"; last in flashback in issue #54/3; next in Action Comics #272)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (temporarily loses powers; last in issue #54/3; next in Action Comics #272)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in flashback in issue #54/3; next in Action Comics #272)
Lucy Lane (last in flashback in issue #54/3; next in Action Comics #272)
Perry White (last in flashback in issue #54/3; next in Action Comics #272)
Phineas Potter (in between issues #47/2 and #51/2)

Villain(s):

two robbers (first appearance for both)

Guest Appearance(s):

Supergirl (voice only; last in the first story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #23)

Location(s):

Metropolis
somewhere offshore and coastal region

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #4 ([July] 2013)


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